In the following question, a paragraph is given with few blanks. Choose the word from the given options that will fill all the blanks and make the paragraph grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.

At daybreak, the ____________ was soft across the courtyard, and the usher asked us to ____________ the candles; with ____________ luggage we climbed the stairs, and the walls, painted a ____________ blue, calmed the room.

Correct option is A

Correct answer: (a) light
How it fits all blanks:
· “the light was soft across the courtyard” — natural collocation.
· “asked us to light the candles” — correct verb usage.
· “with light luggage we climbed the stairs” — means not heavy.
· “painted a light blue” — common color description.
Why others don’t work:
· (b) hope — Doesn’t collocate with candles/luggage/color.
· (c) heavy — Cannot take “heavy the candles”; “heavy blue” is odd.
· (d) sight — “sight the candles” is incorrect; “sight blue” is wrong.
· (e) mist — “mist the candles” is incorrect; “mist luggage” and “mist blue” are wrong.